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The FIA's World Motor Sport Council has approved an extension of the sport's current shutdown period, with most teams' factories remaining closed until the end of May. Formula 1 brought forward its mandatory summer break...

It was the launchpad to what proved to be a remarkable Formula 1 career. After two unremarkable seasons with March and BRM in 1972 and '73 respectively, Niki Lauda joined Ferrari for the '74 season. Article continues und...

Lewis Hamilton has reflected on the 'void' left without racing as he implores fans to take notice of the positive effects that nationwide lockdown has had on the environment. While the lockdown period is proving difficul...

F1's mandatory shutdown has been extended Formula 1's mandatory shutdown period has been extended by four weeks as the sport waits for the COVID-19 pandemic to ease. The tradition summer shutdown period, which lasts 21 d...

Pramac Racing announces new eSports program for the 2020 MotoGP™ eSport World Championship

For the next few weeks, as we await the return of racing, Motorsport Week is delving into the archives to search out the first time that our grid of 2020 F1 racers stepped into top-level machinery in a public forum. Twit...

Ryan Newman has been medically cleared to compete again after missing three races recovering from a head injury sustained in a last-lap (...)

The Austrian Grand Prix is set to kick off the revised 2020 F1 season Formula 1 boss Chase Carey is 'increasingly confident' that the sport will begin its 2020 season in July. His comments come in the wake of the French ...

NASCAR has announced that both Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth will be granted playoff waivers when racing resumes. Newman will return to his (...)

The Hockenheim ring may not be disappearing from Formula 1 yet after all with talks ongoing for a 2020 German Grand Prix. The post German Grand Prix could make instant comeback appeared first on PlanetF1.

Newly-formed Top Gun Racing aspires to field an entry for RC Enerson once the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series championship gets under way. The (...)

The Austrian Grand Prix looks set to be the first Formula 1 race of the season on July 5th. Helmut Marko has been arguing for this for some time now and from a conversation he had with Werner Kogler (the Minister of Spor...

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has approved NASCAR running the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24 "unless heath (...)

The World Motorsport Council has considered its prior guidelines not drastic enough in the current COVID-19 development scenario and now, Formula 1 shutdown has therefore been extended from the original 35 days to 63. In...

In a statement issued on Monday, the FIA has announced the decision of the World Motor Sport Council which extends the Formula 1 shutdown period to 63 days. After the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix, the F1's g...

It has been more than two months since the last test day in Barcelona. At that time the main topic of discussion was the lack of speed at Ferrari and the secret deal they had made with the FIA. All subjects that are curr...

The FIA has confirmed that the shutdown period for all Formula 1 teams has been extended to 63 consecutive days. Formula 1's governing body initially brought forward the three-week summer break which usually occurs in Au...

The FIA has confirmed that the shutdown period for all Formula 1 teams has been extended to 63 consecutive days. The post Formula 1 shutdown period extended again appeared first on PlanetF1.

Suddenly, a lot seems to be happening in the NASCAR world. Matt Kenseth is coming out of retirement. Ryan Newman is clear to climb (...)

Formula One's mandatory factory shutdown period has been extended into June.

Formula 1 is currently looking for a way to shape the 2020 calendar. Double headers in Austria, Great Britain and Hungary seem to be the most likely solution, but more and more other circuits are also appearing to fill i...

Sebastian Vettel and Esteban Ocon believe a shorter Formula 1 season would still result in a worthy 2020 world champion. But they have both stressed a more condensed campaign would place an extra premium on consistency -...